NOTCHES ON THE POP CHART Sandra Bullock stars in a wacky romantic comedy about how ex-boyfriends can show up at the most unexpected times. Sure, she used to date an entire Top 40 band, The Urge (Duran Duran, in their feature-film debut), but that was back in the 80s, when everyone was doing it. Now, her diary with all the juicy details has been stolen, and everyone is after the culprit... the band themselves! 80s nostalgia meets touching, poignant drama in this hilarious exploration of the things we do for love! Directed by Simon Le Bon. OPENS Spring 2007 PROJECTED FIRST-WEEKEND TAKE $30.2 million
1962's Lawrence of Arabia
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Kangaroo Jack
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CAMEL CALL What happens when the most powerful sheik in Saudi Arabia offers his prize camel as the grand prize in the annual desert race... just after, unbeknownst to him, his bumbling American POW stableboys have accidentally killed the creature? Wacky action comedy happens, that's what. Owen Wilson and Steve Zahn are in a race against time to find a replacement animal, on a trek that takes them through dangerous oil fields, across blazing desert, and straight into the arms of the occupying American army... who just might be able to help defeat the evil sheik once and for all. Directed by Brett Ratner. Buy the Playstation game. OPENS Fourth of July 2006 PROJECTED FIRST-WEEKEND TAKE $43.6 million
1960's Psycho
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From Justin to Kelly
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PSYCHOREALITY Someone is killing the contestants of a reality-show... and the ratings are better than ever! Rob Schneider stars as Norman, an ordinary man driven insane by reality programming... until he becomes its biggest new star. This wacky horror comedy also features the cast of The Apprentice: Sweatshop. Coming to DVD three weeks after the theatrical opening. OPENS Summer 2007 PROJECTED FIRST-WEEKEND TAKE $18.9 million
1962's To Kill a Mockingbird
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Anchorman: The Ron Burgundy Story
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TRIAL BY JERRY He's gorgeous. He's charismatic. He's Jerry. Ashton Kutcher stars as Jerry Sharp, the hotshot entertainment reporter who's a bigger celebrity than most of the people he covers. But when he's accused of raping a famous hip-hop singer (Beyonce Knowles), watch out! His trial turns into a media circus... and he likes it that way! With dozens of all-star cameos, this wacky satirical comedy sends up our obsession with celebrities, but it's also a touching, poignant drama about race relations in the age of 24-hour media. From the director of Miss Congeniality. OPENS Autumn 2006 PROJECTED FIRST-WEEKEND TAKE $32.2 million
1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Gigli
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THE BIG O O is for "orbital" in this wacky romantic science-fiction comedy. Jimmy Fallon and Amanda Peet star as mismatched astronauts on a mission to the heights of human experience. He's a frustrated NASA nerd/hit man looking to join the 400-Mile-High Club when he chases a bail jumper to Space Station Gamma; she's the tough-as-nails station sheriff who plays for the other team and wants the hired gun off her turf. They couldn't be more wrong together, but can they give each other the Big O? Watch for the hilarious Thanksgiving-in-space scene: gobble gobble! From the producers of Pluto Nash. Read the Random House novelization. OPENS March 2006 PROJECTED FIRST-WEEKEND TAKE $23.7 million
C'mon, give it a try. 1961's West Side Story meets Bad Boys II? You get Hip-Hop Alot, the first all-singing, all-dancing hip-hop musical, starring Ice Cube and Lil' Kim. 1969's Midnight Cowboy meets The Cat in the Hat? You get Fur Flies on 42nd Street, a wacky holiday comedy for the whole family. The possibilities -- and the money to be made -- are endless.
